Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) (ratio female) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) (ratio female) was 62.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 62.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon peaked at 68.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) (ratio female) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.5% | — |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +33.7% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 62.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.8%, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 62.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%) (ratio female) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.7% | 36.7% | 49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.7% | 33.5% | 36.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 46.5% | 55.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 59.3% | 68.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.6% | 62.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Cameroon was 62.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release